Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore is set to start Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Kendra outside its campus which will provide cheap medicines not only to its students and staff but also to villagers residing near the institute.

Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizers had sought to know from the Indian Institute of Technology Indore if it wishes to open Jan Aushadhi Kendra. The institute gave its consent. The proposal was kept in the BoG meeting which gave in-principle approval for opening Aushadhi Kendra. IIT Indore acting Prof Nilesh Jain said that the Jan Aushadhi Center may be opened by March 2020.  

The institute campus, which is located on 502 acres of land in Simrol, has constructed hostels and residential quarters. For the convenience of students and staff, utility stores and a cafeteria have been opened on the campus. "Initially, the plan was for opening the Jan Aushadhi Kendra inside the campus. But the institute later thought that people living in nearby villages should also benefit from it so the decision has been taken that the store will come outside the main entrance of the institute,"

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